I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
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OpenAI just wants to win
The VergeOpenAI has spent the last few years planting flags across the increasingly difficult terrain in mathematics. This week, it claimed one of its biggest prizes yet: a solution to a legendary Millennium Prize problem. In ...
Read article →Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
Ars Technica"Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."
Read article →Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Ars TechnicaSimple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.
Read article →Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
Ars TechnicaThe strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.
Read article →Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
The VergeNew Mexico's Supreme Court is punishing a lawyer for including AI-fabricated witnesses and fake police testimony in an appeal for his client's murder conviction, according to a report from Reuters. In a filing on Wedn...
Read article →Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
Ars TechnicaThe Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.
Read article →Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years
The VergeFrank Shaw is leaving Microsoft after 17 years as chief communications officer. In an internal note to his team, Shaw says he's "decided it is time for me to move on and try new things," after supporting Microsoft's c...
Read article →Meta may have leaked the first look at its slim ‘Project Phoenix’ headset
The VergeJust a couple of weeks before Meta Connect starts on September 23rd, UploadVR posted images seemingly revealing the design for Meta's "Project Phoenix" headset. The images, which UploadVR says were "found in the Horiz...
Read article →Where to preorder the Apple AirPods 5
The VergeThe Apple AirPods 5 are bringing active noise cancellation to the masses, and they're now available for preorder at a variety of retailers. They'll officially launch on September 18th, the same day as the Apple Watch ...
Read article →Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
Ars Technica"Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”
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